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Windows Vista Hotfixes

Hotfixes are intended to correct only the problem that is described in their associated Knowledge Base article. Apply them only to systems that are experiencing the specific problem that is described. Hotfixes have not yet been throughly tested across a wide range of configurations. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by the problem, it is recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains the hotfix (A note is included to indicate if the hotfix is included in Service Pack 1). Some of these hotfixes are available from Microsoft's website, while others are only available by contacting Microsoft, but have been 'leaked' onto the web and are linked to below.
KB932634 - 278 views

Some elements of the user interface in some preinstalled Swedish versions of Windows Vista contain English text, text that is truncated, or linguistic errors

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB932626 - 340 views

Various problems may occur after you disconnect a PCMCIA storage device when a Windows Vista-based computer is asleep

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932596 - 1,566 views

Microsoft Security Advisory: Update to improve Kernel Patch Protection

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB932593 - 356 views

FIX: You receive an error message when you try to install the original release version of SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 on a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932590 - 327 views

Windows-based applications that use the TZ environment variable may not work as expected because of changes to DST

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932562 - 125 views

When you try to open an FTP site by using a Web proxy in Windows Internet Explorer 7, you cannot open the FTP Web site

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB932539 - 704 views

The screen may go blank when you try to upgrade the video driver on a Windows Vista-based computer

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB932538 - 155 views

When you print an e-mail message in either Office Outlook 2003 or Outlook Express, the printed message is so small that it is unreadable

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: Contact Microsoft
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB932471 - 5,880 views

Error message when you try to open or to create a protected XPS document by using the XPS viewer that is included with the .NET Framework 3.0: “Cannot open this document because your permissions have expired”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932406 - 498 views

The Windows desktop may stop updating correctly after a Windows Vista-based computer has been running for a long time

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932404 - 317 views

A folder does not open when you click the folder in the All Programs list in Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932394 - 93 views

A timer does not resume operation after a workflow is reloaded in Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932390 - 131 views

The encoder cannot use the Windows Media Audio 9 Voice codec after you install Windows Media Player 11 on a computer that uses Windows Media Encoder 9 Series

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932385 - 145 views

CGI applications that set multiple instances of a response header in IIS 7.0 do not work as expected

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932303 - 376 views

The WMI service stops responding on a computer that is running the .NET Framework 2.0 and System Center Configuration Manager 2007

(Resolved in SP1)
32-bit Download: NDP20-KB932303-X86.exe
64-Bit Download: NDP20-KB932303-X64.exe
KB932246 - 4,798 views

March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932243 - 244 views

The updates that you apply to a Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Language Pack are lost when you restart a computer that is running Windows Vista

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB932206 - 1,503 views

Error message when you try to automatically install a printer that has an unknown printer driver in Windows Vista: “STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005)”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932173 - 364 views

Error result when you use the NETDOM RENAMECOMPUTER command to rename a computer that is running Windows Vista: “Access is denied”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932142 - 571 views

You cannot install some programs after you restore Windows Vista by using a “Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore Image”

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft
KB932094 - 949 views

Error message when you try to play a movie file that has an .mov extension by using QuickTime 7 in Windows Vista: “STOP 0×1A MEMORY_MANAGEMENT”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932079 - 569 views

Power consumption may be slightly more than expected on a portable Windows Vista-based computer that uses a SATA hard disk that does not support Host-Initiated Link Power Management

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932063 - 1,133 views

Several problems occur on a Windows Vista-based computer when you work in a wireless network environment

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932045 - 442 views

Error message when you use a wireless network connection to copy a large file from one Windows Vista-based computer to another Windows Vista-based computer: “The connection has been lost”

(Resolved in SP1)
KB932044 - 144 views

A Web site cannot set a cookie if the Domain attribute is in uppercase characters and has an odd number of characters in Internet Explorer 7

(Resolved in SP1)
64-Bit Download: Contact Microsoft